Shloka 62

The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow

Devanagari script

मुहूर्तरोहिणीयुक्ता संपूर्णा चाष्टमी भवेत् । अष्टमी बुधवारेण रोहिणीसहिता यदि

Transliteration

muhūrtarohiṇīyuktā saṃpūrṇā cāṣṭamī bhavet | aṣṭamī budhavāreṇa rohiṇīsahitā yadi

Translation

Wenn die Aṣṭamī-Tithi vollständig ist und auch nur für einen Muhūrta mit dem Nakṣatra Rohiṇī verbunden ist, gilt sie als „vollständige“ Aṣṭamī. Fällt die Aṣṭamī zudem mit Rohiṇī auf einen Mittwoch, so ist dies von besonderer Bedeutung.

Word by Word

• मुहूर्तरोहिणीयुक्ता: connected with Rohiṇī for a muhūrta
• मुहूर्तरोहिणीयुक्ता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुहूर्त + रोहिणी + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मुहूर्ते रोहिण्या युक्ता = connected with Rohiṇī for a muhūrta), विशेषण (अष्टमी)

• संपूर्णा: complete
• संपूर्णा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (अष्टमी)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• अष्टमी: the eighth (tithi)
• अष्टमी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवेत्: would be/should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अष्टमी: the eighth (tithi)
• अष्टमी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बुधवारेण: by/on Wednesday
• बुधवारेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुधवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• रोहिणीसहिता: accompanied by Rohiṇī
• रोहिणीसहिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोहिणी + सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (रोहिण्या सहिता = accompanied by Rohiṇī), विशेषण (अष्टमी)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक अव्यय (if)

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent within Brahma-khaṇḍa narration)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चाष्टमी → च + अष्टमी.

Characters & Entities

• Rohiṇī
• Budha (Wednesday)
• Aṣṭamī (tithi)

FAQs

What is the practical calendrical rule stated in this verse?

If Aṣṭamī is fully present and overlaps with the Rohiṇī nakṣatra even for a single muhūrta, that Aṣṭamī is treated as a ‘complete’ (saṃpūrṇā) Aṣṭamī for observance purposes.

Why does the verse highlight Aṣṭamī with Rohiṇī on Wednesday?

The verse indicates an added auspiciousness when Aṣṭamī coincides with Rohiṇī specifically on Budhavāra (Wednesday), a combination often used in Purāṇic vrata-timing to mark heightened merit or suitability.

What broader religious practice does this verse support in the Padma Purana?

It supports the Purāṇic emphasis on correct vrata and ritual timing (pañcāṅga-based observance), where tithi–nakṣatra conjunctions determine when a fast, worship, or vow is considered properly fulfilled.